Do any of you guys out there who own jon boats/bass raider type boats use switch boxes to control your lights? I recently purchased a pelican bass raider and was planning to make modifications to it. Anyone have any tips/advice on how to do this with a switch box? 

I wired my Lowe1436 jon boat for lights but only installed one switch, didn't need a switch panel.  

Since it's hard to find a completely water proof switch, I used a standard 15 amp bat type toggle.

I made a small bracket and mounted it under the back corner brace on the boat to keep it out of the weather and put one of those water proof, rubber covers over the bat where it faces out.  It has worked fine for a number of years now.  I just connect it to the TM battery when I put it in the boat.

 

I also wired the boat with 6ga marine cable for the TM, with SB-50 connectors on both ends of it, and one on the TM.  Then I have one mounted on a short cable on the battery.  That way, I can sit the battery in front of the front seat when I'm in the boat by myself for better stability, or behind the back seat when two people are in the boat and it's easily plugs up.  I also have a small two pin plug wired to the battery for the lights